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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

NDVUAwards, Citations and Campaign RibbonsPrecedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

Frederick Crayton Ainsworth (1852-1934) was a surgeon in the United States Army who eventually rose to the position of Adjutant General. A gifted administrator, Ainsworth revolutionized government record-keeping methods following his initial appointment in 1886 to the Record and Pensions Division of the War Department, making them vastly more efficient. Ainsworth's talents were quickly recognized, and he was given administrative responsibility over more and more government departments, thus accumulating considerable power and eventually becoming the dominant figure in the Department of War. In the later stages of his career, Ainsworth, once a great innovator, became resistant to further reform proposed by the civilian leadership and was eventually forced from office in 1912 with the threat of court-martial for insubordination. Even after retirement however, he continued to exercise considerable influence through his political connections in Washington.
Text: Wikipedia
Photo: U.S. Army Medical Department

USAT Fred C. Ainsworth arriving at Pier #2, Yokohama, Japan, with approximately 300 wives and families of members of the U.S. Occupation Forces, 2 August 1946.
US Navy photo # NH 97216, an official US Army photo, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

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USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181)

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USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) off San Francisco, CA., 11 August 1955.US Navy photo NH 97208 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center